Author: Patrick O'Brian Year: 1993 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction, Adventure, War/Military
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ISBNs: 9780393312447 0393312445 |
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At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination.
Their ship, the Surprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.
This book is part of the "Aubrey & Maturin" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Hundred Days" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Yellow Admiral" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Commodore" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Letter of Marque" First published in 1988 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Treason's Harbour" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Ionian Mission" First published in 1981 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Surgeon's Mate" First published in 1980 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Fortune of War" First published in 1978 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Desolation Island" First published in 1977 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "H. M. S. Surprise" First published in 1973 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Post Captain" First published in 1972 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Master and Commander" First published in 1970 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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